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dehydration

noun/ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/

A2CEFR level
8/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

A harmful reduction in the body's water content when fluid loss exceeds intake.

Her dry mucous membranes and concentrated urine were consistent with dehydration.

Topic: Dietetics & nutrition in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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